'Tandav' Series Row : Bombay High Court Grants Transit Pre-Arrest Bail To Director, Producer, Writer, Amazon Content Head

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted transit anticipatory bail to Tandav web series director Ali Abbas Zafar, producer Himanshu Mehra, Amazon content head Aparna Purohit and writer Gaurav Solanki enabling them to seek regular pre-arrest bail from Uttar Pradesh. The three-week anticipatory transit bail was granted by Justice PD Naik days after the Hazratganj Police in UP booked...

'Abuse Of Process' : Karnataka High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Criminal Action Against Azim Premji Under RBI Act

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a not for profit company named "India Awake for Transparency", challenging an order of the magistrate court dismissing its private complaint seeking directions to Reserve Bank of India to register a case against Wipro founder Azim Premji and others under the Reserve Bank of India Act. A single bench of Justice Suraj...

"This Virus Has To Be Controlled": Allahabad High Court Expresses Dissatisfaction On Seeking Unnecessary Adjournments

A Single Judge Bench of the Allahabad High Court comprising of Justice Rekha Dikshit on Monday expressed dissatisfaction on the acts of counsels seeking unnecessary adjournments ultimately affecting the justice-dispensation system in the judiciary. "We are constrained to say the virus of seeking adjournment has to be controlled." The Court observed while hearing a petition...

No Coercive Action Against Cattle Transport Till Rules Are Made : Karnataka Govt Tells High Court

The State Government on Wednesday informed the Karnataka High Court that till the rules are brought into force under the "Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance, 2020", no coercive action shall be initiated for breach or violation of section 5 of the ordinance. Section 5 of the Ordinance reads thus: Restriction on transport of cattle.- No person...

[Breaking] TRP Scam Case : Mumbai Sessions Court Denies Bail To Ex-BARC Chief Partho Dasgupta

A sessions court is Mumbai dismissed the bail application of Partho Dasgupta, ex-CEO of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), who was arrested in the alleged Television Rating Points (TRP) scam case on December 24, 2020. His application for bail reserved for orders, on Tuesday, after the Mumbai Police vehemently argued against granting him bail. Special Public Prosecutor...

'Restricts Women From Contesting From General Wards": Punjab & Haryana HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Haryana Panchayati Raj (Second Amendment) Act

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a writ petition challenging the vires of the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Second Amendment) Act, 2020, which provides 50% reservation of seats for women in local body elections. A Division Bench led by Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha has issued notice on the petition filed by two women members of Zila Parishads in...

Allahabad High Court Seeks Response Of UP Govt & NHAI On Compensation Of Trees Cut For Road Development Activities

The Allahabad High Court has sought the responses of the UP Government and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on a PIL seeking minimum cutting of trees during development activities being carried out in the State's capital and nearby cities. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery was presiding over a PIL filed by...

Reservation To Be Provided To Transgender Community In Appointment To Post Of Constables/Sub-Inspectors: Bihar Govt. Tells Patna High Court

Accounting for the total population of the Transgender Community in the State of Bihar, as per 2011 census, one post for every 500 post of Constable/Sub-Inspector stands reserved.

Strict Proof Of Performance Of Essential Marriage Rites Not Required In Plea For Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that while claiming maintenance under Section 125 of CrPC, a party need not furnish strict proof of performance of essential rites of marriage. A Single Bench of Justice Raj Beer Singh has held that if from the evidence which is led, the Magistrate/ court is prima facie satisfied with regard to the performance of marriage in proceedings under Section...

"We Are Appalled": Supreme Court Grants Bail To An Under Trial In Jail For More Than 12 Years

The Supreme Court, on Monday, granted bail to an under trial who is in jail for more than 12 years in connection with a crime registered in 2009."We are appalled to notice that the appellant is in jail in connection with the crime registered by FIR No. 226 of 2009 for more than 12 years and the trial is still not concluded.", the bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, BR Gavai and...

NCLT Admits ISRO-Arm Antrix's Plea To Wind Up Devas Multimedia; Appoints Provisional Liquidator

The National Company Law Tribunal, Bengaluru, on Tuesday admitted the petition filed by Indian Space Research Organization's commercial arm Antrix Corporation Ltd to wind up Devas Multimedia under Sections 271 and 272 of the Companies Act 2013.Antrix Corporation sought the winding up of Devas Multimedia on the grounds that the Bengaluru-based company's affairs were being have been conducted in...

Do Not Send Varavara Rao Back to Taloja Jail: Anand Grover Urges Bombay High Court

Even as Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital has finally said that the ailing 81- year-old Telugu poet - Varavara Rao – is fit for discharge, Senior Advocate Anand Grover urged the Bombay High Court on Tuesday to grant him bail on medical grounds as the Taloja Jail Hospital does not have the infrastructure to monitor his condition."The hospital (Nanavati) with medical experts has given...